Summary: Sakura is just a girl, adopted and raised by a decently well off family. One day at a party, her adoptive sister and her have a chance encounter with two of the countries most noble and richest men. She immediately dislikes him, and he takes no care in acknowledging she exists. Yet, their paths continue to cross. What will fate have in store for them?
A/N: I do not own the characters of Naruto. This is also a loosely based plot from PRIDE and PREJUDICE by Jane Austen.
Chapter One: A Party Worth Going To
Sakura quietly walked down the main hall in her house. Her nose was plastered in a book, as she busily study its contents. It wasn't until she bumped into her sister, Hinata, that she snapped her gaze away from her book.
"Hey! What are you doing in the hallway! I almost tripped!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Shhhhhhh!" Hinata replied with her finger over her mouth. Sakura gave her a quizical look. What was she doing standing outside their father's study? And why was she telling her to be quiet?
"What's going on?" Sakura whispered.
"I don't know exactly, but dad is on the phone with someone about some party. Apparently this party is supposed to be a big deal." Hinata replied. Suddenly, they heard their father calling to them.
"Hinata! Sakura! I know you're out there eavesdropping, come in here!" Hiashi called. Hinata and Sakura stared at each other. How did he know they were there? Hinata attributed it to be Sakura's fault since she was so loud about tripping over her. The raven haired girl opened the door slowly.
"I-I'm sorry father," she began to stutter looking anywhere but at him. She was so meek. "I was just curious about what you were talking about on the phone." She managed to squeak out. If there was ever a girl who didn't like to disobey or upset her father, it was her. Sakura herself was kind of the trouble maker and the total opposite of her sister.
"Well," HIashi began. "No matter. Look at me girls." Hinata and Sakura looked at him. His face did not show any emotion of being upset or irritated. It was the usual same calm look their father had. "It's not anything really to be secretive about. I was on the phone with your cousin Neji's parents. Apparently, there is a party being held that we won't want to miss." He said calmly.
"What is the party for?" Sakura piped, somewhat interested.
"It's a party to welcome a new family into town. The Uzumaki's. Have you heard about them?" Hiashi asked. Sakura's eyes widened.
"You mean THE Uzumaki's?!" She gasped. Hiashi nodded. The Uzumaki's were not just anyone. They owned the countries most famed Ramen chain, Ichiraku's.
"Yes. They are supposed to be moving into town early next week. I suppose they are holding a ball in their new estate later that week as well. I will have money set aside so you can each buy a new dress." Hiashi replied.
Hinata had stood there silently listening to her father and sister talk. She truly had no idea who the Uzumaki's were, but it sounded fun. Though the thought about being around a crowd of people that were complete strangers irked her, she was somewhat excited to meet someone famous.
"Hinata! Look at this dress!" Sakura exclaimed while holding up a beautiful lavender dress. It had a sweetheart neckline, strappless, and it had a high low skirt, the shortest part coming just below mid thigh. It had a very pretty white shimmery bow that tied in the back and accented the waist. Tule was layered over the top the give the skirt detail. Hinata's eyes widened upon seeing it.
"I-I don't know about it Sakura. It's a little revealing..." Hinata trailed off. Sakura frowned.
"It would be so pretty on you. At least just try it on for me!" Sakura begged. Hinata gave in rather easily.
"Okay. If it will make you happy." Hinata replied meekly as she took the dress from Sakura. She quietly slipped off to the dressing room to try on the dress. Sakura decided she was going to do all she could to try and convince Hinata to get it. She was sure that the dress was just going to look stunning on the raven haired girl.
A few minutes later, a shy Hinata emerged from the dressing room with the dress Sakura picked out on. Sakura grinned.
"It really does look good on you! And it is not too revealing! I've seen much skimpier dresses than that!" Sakura chimed. She stood behind her sister and fixed the bow on the back. Hinata stared at herself in the mirror for a little while before she spoke. The sweetheart necklace did line her chest nicely and didn't expose too much cleavage. She liked that it was a high low dress so if she bent over she wouldn't be too worried about exposing anything if she were to bend over.
"I suppose you're right. It is really cute." Hinata admitted quietly. " I guess I'm just not used to wearing this kind of thing." Sakura was relieved that Hinata admitted to liking it. Hinata was really pretty when she wasn't too shy about what she wore. The girl always wore baggier clothes that weren't as form fitting and revealing. She was very modest and reserved. Sakura herself was a little more exploritive and liked cute clothes that accented her body.
It wasn't too much longer before Sakura found her dress. She picked out a pretty white and navy blue dress with black lace accents throughout it. It came just above the knees and had a fashionable zipper that went from the mid back up. It was a scoop neck that revealed just a little cleavage and had thick straps. When Sakura had tried it on, it accented her bright pink hair and emerald green eyes, and hugged her body in curvy places.
"The party is in three days. I'm glad we found our dresses!" Sakura chimed happily. After leaving the dress store, the girls decided to go get ice cream before returning home. The Spring weather was turning into Summer and the mid day was beginning to get a little too warm.
The days went by painfully slow for Sakura as her excitement built up. She had always wanted to meet at least one famous person in her life. It was on her bucket list. She wasn't going to be picky about who. She knew that the family had one son. The father had bright blonde hair and blue eyes, the mother having bright red hair and grey eyes, and the son looking just like his mother, but also with blue eyes and his father's hair. They looked like a nice family.
When the day finally arrived, Sakura persuaded Hinata into doing a girly spa day before getting ready for the party. They did facial masks, manicures, pedicures, and tweezed their eyebrows. Sakura painted her nails a nude shimmery color and did a faded glitter that clustered at the tips. Hinata opted for a french manicure. When their nails were dry, Sakura curled her short shoulder length hair into soft ringlets, and did Hinata's hair in a neat bun sitting high on her head with some loose but carefuly places curls that framed her face and cascaded on her shoulders. For makeup, Sakura kept it pretty plain with a smoky eye that wasn't too intense, mascara and some blush. Hinata chose to use just mascara, blush, and a little clear lipgloss.
Finally the time came and the girls were ready to put on their dresses and head to the party. It was to start at 5 o'clock at the new Uzumaki residence. The rumor of the party had quickly spread throughout the whole town and it seemed as if everyone was planning on going.
Walking down the staircase, Hiashi greeted his two daughters with a smile, but also a slight concern look in his eyes. Sakura knew why. Her father was always a little more protective of Hinata. It wasn't because Hinata was his actual blood daughter; but because he knew of her shy and meek nature.
"You girls look lovely." He complimented. Sakura grinned, and Hinata smiled, a blush coming to her face. Hiashi was dressed in a nice tuxedo, his hair combed. It was nice to see him get dressed up every once in a while since their mother had passed. He took very little interest in dating anyone.
The group got into their car and headed for the Uzumaki estate.
"Wow!" Sakura said under her breath as she stared at the huge estate. Hiashi pulled into the gates into the round about in front of the house. The front doors of the state were wide open, tiki torches burning brightly. A neatly dressed man came down the the driver's door to greet their father.
"Good evening sir," he began. "Welcome to the Uzumaki estate. We would be happy to park your car for you if you would like." He offered. Hiashi turned off the car, and motioned for the girls to get out.
"Thank you, I appreciate it." Hiashi replied to the man, handing him the keys. Sakura and Hinata got out of the car, their black and white heels clinking against the pavement. Hiashi motion for each of the girls to take one of his arms as he escorted them to the entrance of the estate.
They walked up the steps and into the large entrance. Both Sakura's and Hinata's eyes widened. It was huge! People stood around in their best attire in groups, talking, laughing, eating and drinking whatever food came their way by the servers that were littered throughout the room. Not only that, but there were double doors wide open that lead to another huge room where a band was playing music, and another set of doors were that led to a beautifully decorated backyard.
"Where should we start girls?" Hiashi asked. Hinata was rendered speechless, which didn't surprise Sakura, but she was also speechless.
"I guess we could try and find someone we know?" Sakura finally suggested, still gawking at the size of the place. It was beautifully lighted with white walls and columns. Beautiful nature paintings adorned the walls, and the floor was tiled beautifully with white and black in the entrance room. The next room where the band was playing was painted a beautiful olive color with real koa wood flooring and vases. It had a beautiful large clock in it that was modern but antiquely influenced.
The girls let Hiashi go and decided to stick together. Sakura knew that Hinata wasn't really comfortable in these situations, especially by herself.
"Why don't we go see what they have for refreshments?" Sakura suggested, hoping that going to do something would help with her sisters shyness. Hinata nodded. Just as they were about to head into the other room where the refreshments were, suddenly two large double doors that were previously closed in the entrance room began to open. Immediately the chatter stopped and turned the room dead quiet. People in other rooms came to investigate the sudden quietness and found themselves starting at the opening doors with all the others.
The doors opened to reveal not three, but four figures. Sakura immediately recognized three of them, but the fourth was a mystery. In front of her stood two blonde haired men, a red haired women, and a black haired man with onyx eyes.
A/N: Okay! The chapter is finally done! (yay!) I know that this first chapter is kind of slow going, but hang in there for me! It starts to really pick up in the next chapter, unfortunately, this chapter was to kind of just set everything up. If you haven't noticed already, this is going to be a SasuSaku and NaruHina pairing. I am new to this so if you would like to review or leave comments/ideas that would be greatly appreciated!